Hollow partition.



R. 0. HAGERMAN.

HOLLOW PARTITIGN. I APPLIGATIONTILBD DEG. 3, 1912. 1,073,041. j ePeneneed sepe.9,1913.

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ROBERT o. HAGERMAN, oF BUTTE, MQNIANA.

HOLLOW PARTITION.

. immacitizen of the JUnited States, residing atButte, inthe county ofSilverbow` and State ofMcntana,y have invented new and usefulImprovements in Hollow Partitions, of which the'following is aspecification.

-This invention-'has relationto fire-proof structures,.the object beingthe provisionof a wall, partition or'like part embodylng .novelsupports'andaJ peculiar arrangement of connecting pieces for supportingthe metal lathing orv like base designed t o' re-V ceive the Aplaster oranalogous composition.

The invention contemplates a metal' support formed of a metal strip ofsuitable gage and`width having its edge portions re- .curved to formstiffening and l,strengthening flanges, said strip having portionsintermediate of its longitudinal edges cuta- HWay to provide spaces toreceive the longitudinal strips or runners by meansof which the supportsare connected and the partition,

wall orl like forced. 4

The inventionconsists. of the 4novel feapart strengthened and reintures,details of construction and combination of parts, which hereinafter willbe more particularly set forth, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, and pointed out in the appended claim.

Referring to the drawings,` forming a part of the specification, Figurel is a perspective Viewv of a wall embodying ,the .invention, partsbeing broken away. Fig. VQ

is a perspective view of one of the supports or metal studs, showing thesame on a larger -scale. .Fig 3 is a horizontal section. Fig.

4 is a vertical section of a part of the partition.

structionedge portions of the metal strip Specicatsnef `Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 9, '1913.'

`. Application filed December 3, 1912. SerialNo. 734,746.

' are bent laterally in the same direction at a right angle, .asindicated at E2, and are re- .bent, as 'at 3, forming iianges whichextend parallel ywith the main port-ion of the strip, lIntermediateportions are cut from the strip to form spaces 4 which lightenthesupport or stud and at the same time provide openings for theconnecting' and bracing strips'which extend at a right angle to thestuds or supports. The intermediate porsupportsfor the connecting andbracing strips as well as serving as ties between the edge portions ofthe studs or supports. The support may embody any'number'of spaces 4 orconnecting pieces 5`and the length of the spaces 4 may vary. TheWidthfof the spaces 4 corresponds approximately t0 the space l betweenAthe inner flanges 3 so that the longitudinal strips may have a freepassage. The studs lor supports may be secured at their ends to thestructure in any manner. Clips 6 may be employed for, attaching the endsof the studs to the support.

The connecting and bracing strips'may Abe metal, as indicated at V8, ormay consist of wood, as shown at 9 and 10. The wooden strips 9 arelocated near the ceiling or up- Aper ends of the studs and are adaptedto have picture molding or 'other interior tin- Aishing 4strips nailedthereto. The lower strip` l0 forms convenient means for nailing thesub-base or Washboard to the partition or Wall. The intermediate strips8 are of metal and in conjunction with the strips 9 and l0 serve tcstien and brace the par- .tition or wall as a whole. The severalstrips,- vvhich may be designated as runnersy or braces,'niay beattached to the studs in anyinanner, usually by means of wire which istwisted about the parts in a manner Well understood inthe art. f Themetal lathing 11 may bewired or otherwise secured to opposite edgesofthe studs or supports and tions 5 between the spaces 4 are utilized' asis intended. to receive the-plaster or otherfinishing coat. The spacebetween the plasy bodiinent thereof, I desireto have itunder;`

have described the principle of' operation of the invention, togetherwith the device which I now consider tdbe the best emf stood that thedevice shown 4is merely illustrative, and that such changes maybe madewhen desired as are within Athe scope of the claim appended hereto.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new, is:- f

A partition of the character specified comprising studs each lconsistingof a metal strip having its edge portions heut in the same direction ata, right angie und having edge portions of the bent pfiits rebent andfacing inwardly,` the body portion of the stud having oblong openings inits length of a width equall to the dista-nce between' the rebent edgelportions of the metal strip, and

.connecting and bracing strips extending through the" Obion openings ofthe studs and of a width toil touch the edges of the strips borderingupon the oblong openings 'and the edges of the rebent edge portions ofsuch strips.

,Tn testimony whereof IaIiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ROBERT O. HAGERMAN.

Witnesses:

'ALEX E.- JOHNSON, GEORGE VLB SAGE.'

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